Post by sigurdur on Feb 23, 2012 2:01:09 GMT

Now, we know the flow of ice is from west to east up thar.......or through the area around Greenland. So what will happen is the ice in the Berring Sea will eventually reach the Barrents Sea......right?

Post by trbixler on Feb 28, 2012 2:57:09 GMT

"The study, announced February 27, notes that above-average snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere has been measured each year since 2007 (when Arctic sea ice reached a record low level). During the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 Northern Hemisphere winters, snow cover reached its second and third highest levels on record.

“Our study demonstrates that the decrease in Arctic sea ice area is linked to changes in the winter Northern Hemisphere atmospheric circulation,” said Judith Curry, chair of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Georgia Tech. “The circulation changes result in more frequent episodes of atmospheric blocking patterns, which lead to increased cold surges and snow over large parts of the northern continents.”